The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons were led by Dave Clawson in his eleventh year as the head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–8 (2–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Warren Ruggiero (11th season) |
Offensive scheme | Slow mesh |
Defensive coordinator | Brad Lambert (6th season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium |
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No. 10 SMU y^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Clemson y$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Miami (FL) | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Syracuse | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 34, SMU 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from CFP Rankings |
Offseason
editPlayers drafted into the NFL
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
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4 | 124 | Malik Mustapha | S | San Francisco 49ers |
5 | 174 | Caelen Carson | CB | Dallas Cowboys |
7 | 230 | Michael Jurgens | C | Minnesota Vikings |
Transfers
editOutgoing
editPlayer | Position | Destination |
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Jacob Zuhr | LS | Syracuse |
Brendon Harris | S | Middle Tennessee |
Trey Boll | TE | TBD |
Mitch Griffis | QB | Marshall |
Christian Forbes | IOL | Howard |
Jaylen Hudson | EDGE | UMass |
AJ Williams | S | Coastal Carolina |
Santino Marucci | RB | New Mexico State |
Wesley Grimes | WR | NC State |
Eli Hall | DL | Liberty |
Brooks Yurachek | LB | Arkansas |
AK Kelly | WR | TBD |
Justice Ellison | RB | Indiana |
Ke'Shawn Williams | WR | Indiana |
Jahmal Banks | WR | Nebraska |
DaShawn Jones | CB | Alabama |
Incoming
editPlayer | Position | Previous school |
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Keagen Trost | OT | Indiana State |
Hank Bachmeier | QB | Louisiana Tech |
Mateen Ibirogba | EDGE | Georgetown |
Capone Blue | CB | Kent State |
Branson Combs | LB | Southern Illinois |
Cdarius Kelly | CB | Lenoir–Rhyne |
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T* | ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 45–13 | 29,450 | |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| ESPN2 | L 30–31 | 30,012 |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 5 Ole Miss* |
| The CW | L 6–40 | 32,849 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana* |
| ACCN | L 38–41 | 31,061 |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | The CW | W 34–30 | 56,919 | |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 Clemson |
| ESPN | L 14–49 | 31,553 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at UConn* | CBSSN | W 23–20 | 30,122 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stanford | ACCN | W 27–24 | 23,471 | |
November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | California |
| ACCN | L 36–46 | 28,455 |
November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | ACCN | L 24–31 | 48,364 | |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Miami (FL) | ESPN | L 14–42 | 64,210 | |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke |
| ACCN | L 17–23 | 24,776 |
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Game summaries
editvs. North Carolina A&T (FCS)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies (FCS) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC
- Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 PM
- Game attendance: 29,450
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (ACCNX): Matt Schick (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
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Statistics | NCAT | WAKE |
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First downs | 22 | 26 |
Total yards | 69–337 | 68–513 |
Rushing yards | 44–185 | 32–193 |
Passing yards | 152 | 320 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–25–0 | 23–36–0 |
Time of possession | 36:21 | 23:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Carolina A&T | Passing | Kevin White | 10/15, 116 yards |
Rushing | Kenji Christian | 16 carries, 121 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ger-Cari Caldwell | 5 receptions, 51 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 18/28, 263 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 17 carries, 135 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Taylor Morin | 6 receptions, 100 yards |
vs. Virginia
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 PM
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
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Statistics | UVA | WAKE |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Virginia | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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vs. No. 5 Ole Miss
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Rebels | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
Demon Deacons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
- Game time: 6:30 PM
- Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 32,849
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
- Pregame line: Ole Miss –20.5 • O/U: 65.5
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Statistics | MISS | WAKE |
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First downs | 33 | 21 |
Total yards | 650 | 311 |
Rushing yards | 273 | 46 |
Passing yards | 377 | 265 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–34–1 | 24–42–1 |
Time of possession | 30:39 | 29:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 26/34, 377 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Henry Parrish Jr. | 23 carries, 148 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tre Harris | 11 receptions, 127 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 22/39, 239 yards |
Rushing | Ty Clark III | 8 carries, 41 yards | |
Receiving | Taylor Morin | 5 receptions, 77 yards |
vs. Louisiana
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
Demon Deacons | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
- Game time: 3:30 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 31,061
- Referee: Nate Black
- TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Coley Harvey (sideline)
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Statistics | ULL | WAKE |
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First downs | 24 | 28 |
Total yards | 466 | 472 |
Rushing yards | 209 | 218 |
Passing yards | 257 | 254 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–29–0 | 29–36–1 |
Time of possession | 29:01 | 30:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 20/29, 257 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Bill Davis | 13 carries, 95 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Lance LeGendre | 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 29/35, 254 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 12 carries, 94 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Horatio Fields | 6 receptions, 81 yards |
at NC State (rivalry)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
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Statistics | WAKE | NCST |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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NC State | Passing | ||
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vs. No. 10 Clemson
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 10 Tigers | 0 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Date: October 12, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: W 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 31,553
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
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Statistics | CLEM | WAKE |
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First downs | 37 | 16 |
Total yards | 566 | 233 |
Rushing yards | 223 | 87 |
Passing yards | 343 | 146 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–44–0 | 14–29–2 |
Time of possession | 36:29 | 22:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 31/41, 309 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Phil Mafah | 20 carries, 118 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jake Briningstool | 7 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 12/21, 126 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 18 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Deuce Alexander | 3 receptions, 32 yards |
at UConn
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demon Deacons | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Huskies | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Rentschler Field • Hartford, Connecticut
- Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: S at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 30,122
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
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Statistics | WAKE | CONN |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Total yards | 391 | 304 |
Rushing yards | 117 | 40 |
Passing yards | 274 | 264 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–36–1 | 26–43–1 |
Time of possession | 34:31 | 25:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 21/36, 274 yards, INT |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 24 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Taylor Morin | 6 receptions, 104 yards | |
UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 26/43, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Cam Edwards | 7 carries, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Jasaiah Gathings | 7 receptions, 75 yards, TD |
at Stanford
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demon Deacons | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Cardinal | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
- Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 23,471
- Referee: Justin Elliott
- TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
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Statistics | WAKE | STAN |
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First downs | 23 | 23 |
Total yards | 418 | 346 |
Rushing yards | 173 | 108 |
Passing yards | 245 | 238 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–30–1 | 29–40–3 |
Time of possession | 32:42 | 27:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 20/30, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 23 carries, 127 yards | |
Receiving | Demond Claiborne | 3 receptions, 62 yards | |
Stanford | Passing | Ashton Daniels | 24/31, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ashton Daniels | 11 carries, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Elic Ayomanor | 11 receptions, 96 yards |
vs. California
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Date: Friday November 8, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 PM
- TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
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Statistics | CAL | WAKE |
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California | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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at North Carolina (rivalry)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tar Heels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Dana Boyle (sideline)
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Statistics | WAKE | UNC |
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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North Carolina | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
at No. 8 Miami (FL)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demon Deacons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 8 Hurricanes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 42 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
- Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
- Game attendance: 64,210
- Referee: Nate Black
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
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Statistics | WAKE | MIA |
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First downs | 12 | 27 |
Total yards | 193 | 508 |
Rushing yards | 94 | 228 |
Passing yards | 99 | 280 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–17–1 | 27–38–1 |
Time of possession | 29:40 | 30:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 8/14, 86 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 19 carries, 62 yards | |
Receiving | Micah Mays Jr. | 1 reception, 36 yards, TD | |
Miami (FL) | Passing | Cam Ward | 27/38, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jordan Lyle | 7 carries, 115 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jacolby George | 7 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD |
vs. Duke
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
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Statistics | DUKE | WAKE |
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Duke | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Wake Forest Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.